– Jealousy is the fear of losing something you believe should be yours. – Envy – is the resentment you feel when someone else has something you want. – Jealousy fears losing what you have. Envy resents what someone else has. – PROVERBS 27:4 Anger is cruel and fury overwhelming, but who can stand before […]

– 1. Eli Knew What Was Wrong but Did Nothing 1 Samuel 2:12- 17 – Eli’s problem wasn’t ignorance — it was inaction. – You can’t fix what you won’t confront. Matthew 5:9 – Peace Keepers sweep things under the rug. Peacemakers move toward the issue with a plan. – Silence and softness toward sin […]

– Jesus didn’t reject him — He refines him. – MATTHEW 14:28-31 – And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. 30 But when he […]

Condemnation vs Conviction 1.Lust Blinds Your Judgement Judges 14:1–3 Samson went down to Timnah, and at Timnah he saw one of the daughters of the Philistines. 2 Then he came up and told his father and mother, “I saw one of the daughters of the Philistines at Timnah. Now get her for me as my […]

Numbers 20:2-13 Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. 3 And the people quarreled with Moses and said, “Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord! 4 Why have you brought the assembly of the Lord into this wilderness, that […]

Burnout is what happens when we attempt to carry the work of God apart from the presence of God. 1 Kings 19:1-8 1 Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do […]

To sign up, or access more Fail Club content, go to http://mccreach.org/mccmen   WHEN YOU PRIORITIZE COMFORT OVER CALLING, IT ALWAYS LEADS TO COMPLACENCY 2 Samuel 11: 1-3 In the spring, at the time when kings go off to war, David sent Joab out with the king’s men and the whole Israelite army. They destroyed the […]

1 Corinthians 10:12, Genesis 39:7-10, Hebrews 2:14-18

Mark 2:18-22 1. Which better defines what’s happening in your life: You’re letting Jesus make you new or 2. You are trying to mix Jesus into your old life? 2. If you could snap your fingers and one aspect of your old life (habits, sin struggles, personality flaws, how something traumatic affected you) would be […]

Mark 2:13-17 1. Who do you relate to the most in this passage – Matthew or the Pharisees? 2. Why do we, as men, tend to define ourselves and each other by what our job is? 3. We see again in the calling of Matthew that Jesus rarely calls the “qualified.” Instead, Jesus qualifies the […]

Mark 2:1-12 1. What have been some of the most frustrating “closed doors” you’ve experienced in life? 2. Reflect on a time in your life where Jesus bypassed what you wanted and gave you what you needed instead. 3. If Jesus want to do something IN you before he does something FOR you, what do […]

Mark 1:29-39 1. Do you have a desolate place where you connect with the Father God? Where is it? How often do you go there? 2. Like Jesus, you’re a leader. Like Jesus, are you leading out of your relationship with the Father? If not, what is the source of your leadership, gifts, knowledge, personality, […]

Mark 1:21-28 1. In this passage, what does Jesus show us about being a man of God? 2. Do you feel like your words carry authority? Where do your words carry the most authority? 3. This past week would you say God’s words to you have been one of these things: ignored, suggestions, influential, or […]

Mark 1:12-20 1. If any man could have done life alone, without the help of others, it was Jesus. Why do you think the first thing He does is to build a team? 2. If Biblical manhood is a team sport, how biblical is your manhood? Which would you say you’re closer to: “lone ranger” […]

1 Peter 5:5-11 1. 1 Peter 5:5 is: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” Reflect on a time that you’ve experienced that reality in your pride and humility. 2. Why do you think we have such a struggle with “in proper time her will exalt you”? 3. If you could undo […]

Matthew 4:1-11 Pause and ask yourself these questions: 1. Think of a time when you felt like your faith was being tested. Do you feel like you passed or failed that test? What did you learn from it? 2. Is your knee jerk reaction FIGHT or FLIGHT when things get tough in life? 3. We […]